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Evan O’Hanlon: Earning Your Own Respect
Australia’s Paralympic champion sprinter sounds off in reaction to being quoted in the British newspaper, the Daily Mail.

Ottobock joins forces with BT Paralympic World Cup
Prosthetics, orthotics and wheelchair specialists Ottobock have become the Official Technical Service Provider for the 2012 BT Paralympic World Cup

Top Strength 7-a-Side Team Named for BT Paralympic World Cup
Team GB will play Brazil, Republic of Ireland and the USA

Final London 2012 Test Events
Athletics, Boccia, Para-Archery and Wheelchair Tennis will be tested between 3 and 8 May in London
Discover Canada’s Paralympic Summer “Super Athletes”
18 Super Athletes star in campaign to increase profile of Canadian Paralympic athletes

Entry Deadline Approaching for Athletics Europeans
European National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) have until the 7 May to enter their athletes in the 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Näder Chair of Supervisory Board of German NADA
Prof. Hans Georg Näder, president and CEO of Otto Bock, is the new Supervisory Board of the German National Anti-Doping Agency's (NADA) chairperson.

Athletics Euros to be Vital Stepping Stone to London
The 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships may be the last opportunity for athletes to meet before the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Macedonian on 5,700km Wheelchair Journey to London
Mile Stojkoski believes in the power of sport and is making his point by travelling across Europe to the British capital in time for the Games.

Double British Success at London Marathon
David Weir and Shelly Woods lay down the gaunlet to London 2012 rivals with marathon success in British capital
Weir and McGrory Out for Another London Marathon Title
David Weir and Amanda McGrory will have their work cut out for them at the Virgin London Marathon

Lyon aims to Create Best Sporting Conditions for IPC Athletics World Championships
Lyon (France) promises optimal sporting conditions for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics World Championships in 2013.

USA’s Shirley Ponders 100m Paralympic Comeback
Sydney and Athens 100m T44 gold medallist Marlon Shirley could return to challenge Oscar Pistorius and Jerome Singleton in London.

World Records Fall at Australian Athletics Championships
Todd Hodgetts and Kath Prodfoot set new unofficial world records in the Shot Put in Melbourne, while Kelly Cartwright and Rosemary Little had top times in the 100m events.

Cassidy Surprises at Boston Marathon
Canada’s Josh Cassidy set a course record in Boston, finishing ahead of world and Paralympic Marathon champion Kurt Fearnley of Australia.

IPC Supports Design Low-Cost Racing Chair
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has partnered with Motivation, an international development charity supporting people with mobile disabilities, to design a high-quality low-cost racing wheelchair.

Paralympic Hopefuls Set for Australian Championships
Kelly Cartwright and Evan O’Hanlon headline the field of competitors for the Australian Athletics Championships this weekend in Melbourne.